thinnest

We have found lemma(root) word of thinnest : thin.

Definitions


[θɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
(e.g: thin slices of bread)

- having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
(e.g: a thin, gawky adolescent)

- having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
(e.g: a depressingly thin crowd)

- (of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
(e.g: thin soup)

- lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
(e.g: the evidence is rather thin)


Phrases:
- have a thin time
- the thin blue line
- thin air
- thin on top

Origin:
Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis


[θɪn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- with little thickness or depth
(e.g: cut the ham as thin as possible)


Phrases:
- have a thin time
- the thin blue line
- thin air
- thin on top

Origin:
Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis


[θɪn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
(e.g: the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks)

- make or become smaller in thickness
(e.g: their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend)

- hit (a ball) above its centre


Phrases:
- have a thin time
- the thin blue line
- thin air
- thin on top

Origin:
Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis




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